Telegram-herald., 1887-04-26
.DORSHEIMER SPEAKS
Cleveland Has Net Declined q
denomination.
JUST EHlI The PRESIDENT DID SAY.
He Coatemplste1 q Public Declsrs-
ton on the Subject. But rsser
"rots the Alleged Letters
Other Mems Opinions.

NEW Y9zx. April 25.-The following vi
appear ia the edil0risl columns OF the Slax
toGaorr0s ~la view Of the reports which
have been seat out By TIE Washington cor
respondents Of some Western newspapers.
/ think Il proper 10 make the following
statement. Ia January last the President
sail % ne that be had been contemplating
the mskinz of a public declaration which
Wo1ld take him cut Of the held can
oidste a 1855. He said that be was led 10
this conclusion not only By personal con
si1srztiOns, bat he thought such course
would relieve him from impufatiOns which
were daily cast upon him and which inter
fefed with his usefulness ia ofie. After
listen NJ 70 the Pres dents observations
aud supposing that he wished al expression
OF my opinion. told him hat thought
such a declaration would be very unwise
and tha, II wonld Increase his perpiexities
rather than diminish them. l sis0 said IL
was not FOR him 10 say whether he wOuld
be a candidate for reelection or not, that
that was = matter TO be decided by the
Democracy, who had honored him greatly,
and who had right 20 his services If they
desired them. / also urged that 10 tradl-
ton would be broken by his candidacy for
a second term. and that Ii might be most
important 10 his party and the country that
he should be reelected. After long cOnver-
sation upon this subject, the effect OF which
was as have stated. the matter
was dropped and has not since been allud-
ed 10 except in a casual manner. l have
never had IN my possession letter from
the President with reference TO a second
term, nor have / ever seen such a letter or
the draft of one. | have not been ia
Washington since the fourth OF this month.
II the President has arrived at the de-
termination suggested ia his con fersation
with me last January | do not know il;
but knowing well his character, | am con-
hdent that If be thinks il his duty TO decline
a denomination, he will make his intention
public in q way which will render mis-
understanding of IL impossible. In COM
mon with other personal friends and, as /
believe with the great body Of the Demo-
cracy and large part OF the Independent
and Republican voters | sincerely hope
that Cleveland will accept the nomination
which, according 20 present appearances,
will be rendered 10 him without serious
dissent. WILLIAM DoRsHEIMER.
New York, April 25 's7.
The statement attributed TO ex-Gov.
Dorsheimer TO the effect that President
Cleveland prepared a letter formally refus-
ing a second term. Jared no better than the
alleged unbosoming on the part of the
discredited here before bis denial was re-
ceived. Senator Vest said today: 81 don't
believe the President has ever written any
such letter. In my opinion all that he has
ever said upon the subject of
a denomination was in substance
what he said to me, ex-senator Mcdonald,
Morrison, Carlisle and other Democrats.
That was that he had no desire for second
term; that his ambition was TO administer
the Government in such manner that any
Democrat could be elected. So far as his
own personal feelings and inclinations go /
believe he would be glad to retire at the
end of bis term"
Ex-Congressmen Stevens said: 'Presi-
dent Cleveland will not go into the hustings
and buy up voters: he will not use patron
age to secure denomination; but If the
Democrats offer him the nomination he
will accept It,"
Can he get the New York delcgation2'
the reporter asked.
He can IL he wants il. He will get the
nomination il he wants il and If nominated
ne will be elected. The grumbling of those
who thought the only thing 70 do was to
turn Republicans ont, ia dying out and it
viii not prejudice Mr.. Cleveland's chances.